''The Scarlet Dove'' ( fi, Tulipunainen kyyhkynen) is a 1961 Finnish

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Matti Kassila Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on t ...

. It was entered into the

11th Berlin International Film Festival The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film ''La notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Jury The following people were announced as being on the ...

. It was

Tauno Palo Tauno Valdemar Palo (born Tauno Brännäs; 25 October 1908 – 24 May 1982) was a Finnish actor and singer in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema. In ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland'' Peter von Bagh names Palo as the ...

's final screen role.

Cast

- Dr. Olavi Aitamaa * Gunvor Sandkvist - Helena Aitamaa * Helen Elde - Irja Huurre / Ritva *

Matti Oravisto Matti Kustavi Oravisto (23 October 1921 – 15 November 2001) was a Finnish actor who appeared in theatre, film and television. Oravisto started to work as an actor in the Finnish National Theatre immediately after graduating from theatre school ...

- Judge Rantanen / Helena's Lover *

Risto Mäkelä Risto ( sr, Ристо) is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from '' Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia *Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist * ...

- Mankela *

Uuno Montonen Uuno is a Finnish and Estonian male given name, and may refer to: *Uuno Kailas (1901–1933), Finnish poet, author, and translator *Uuno Klami (1900–1961), Finnish composer *Uuno Laakso (1896–1956), Finnish actor *Uuno Montonen (1891–1973), ...

- Pastor Svanholm * Anton Soini - Man Laying by the Road / Shoe String Vendor / Laughing Man at the Street / Proferros Aitamaa * Arttu Suuntala - Detective Maurila * Pertti Palo - Young Man at the Kiosk * Liana Kaarina - Kiosk Vendor * Martta Kinnunen - Martta, House Maid *

Tauno Söder Tauno Söder (13 January 1927 – 2 May 2009) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 99 films and television shows between 1954 and 1979. He starred in the film ''Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festiva ...

- Optician *

Paavo Hukkinen Paavo Hukkinen (27 October 1911 in Hanover, Germany – 7 June 1988 in Helsinki) was a German-Finnish actor. Hukkinen entered film in 1937 starring in the film Tukkijoella and appeared in some 70 Finnish films and TV series between then an ...

- Sailor *

Unto Salminen Unto may refer to: * Unto (name) *Unto a Good Land (Swedish: Invandrarna) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg from 1952 *Unto Ashes, musical ensemble based in New York City incorporating madrigal, folk, New Age music and Dark Wave *Unto the Fourth Generat ...

- Doctor at the Murder Scene *

Eila Pehkonen Eila Mirjam Pehkonen (since 1948 Kostermaa, 18 October 1924 – 10 September 1991) was a Finnish actress. In theatre and films Pehkonen was born into a family of five children. She was interested in acting and theatre since childhood, and in 1 ...

- Woman at the Customs Office *

Tuukka Soitso Tuukka is a Finnish male given name. The origin of the name may be from the Scandinavian names Tore and Tor, but other studies suggest the origin comes from the names ''Thoke'' and ''Thuki''.Irja Rannikko Irja is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Irja Askola (born 1952), Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland *Irja Agnes Browallius (1901–1968), Swedish teacher, novelist and short story writer *Irja Ha ...

- Drug Store Keeper *

Rauha Rentola Rauha Olivia Elisabet Rentola (4 February 1919, Kuhmoinen − 20 July 2005) was a Finnish actress. During her career, she appeared in close to a hundred films while also working for Finnish National Theatre for half a century. Selected filmography ...

- Customer at the Drug Store *

Hannes Veivo Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *Hannes An ...

- Detective

References

External links

* 1961 films 1960s Finnish-language films 1960s thriller films Finnish black-and-white films Films directed by Matti Kassila Finnish thriller films {{1960s-thriller-film-stub